A new edition of “Escape from Tarkov” was released for “approximately 40,000 yen” and a debate broke out. Limited new PvE mode is “DLC or not?” – -

Developer Battlestate Games announced on April 25th, “Escape from TarkovA new edition “The Unheard Edition” has been released for “The Unheard Edition”. The price is $250 (approximately 39,000 yen). A new element “PvE Co-op mode” has been implemented for this edition. The game has been criticized for not being available to owners of the previously released Edge of Darkness Limited Edition. This is reported by overseas media PC Gamer.

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore survival FPS with PvPvE elements. The story takes place in the fictional city of Tarkov, which has become a lawless and isolated city due to political turmoil. In the standard game mode, players can participate in matches solo or in squads with friends, aiming to escape from the map. The map also includes elements such as day and night differences and weather changes. You’ll have to fight NPCs and other players in ever-changing situations and escape. It also features hardcore game rules where your belongings and equipment are lost if you die, are uninsured, or are taken away by another player.

This work has been offered as a closed beta version for PC to those who pre-ordered it on the official website. In addition to the regular version, there is also an edition with bonuses such as in-game items. Now, the top-of-the-line edition, “The Unheard Edition,” has been released. This edition comes with access to the new mode “PvE Co-op mode” as exclusive content.

PvE Co-op mode is a mode without PvP elements or a flea market function where items are traded between players, and unlike the existing Practice Co-op mode, various progress is saved. You can also progress through tasks and hideouts. Progress in PvE Co-op mode will not be affected by “wipe”, which resets player data in other modes.

The implementation of this PvE co-op mode has been criticized by some users. This is because, before the release of “The Unheard Edition,” “Edge of Darkness Limited Edition” (hereinafter referred to as EoD) was sold for $150 (approximately 23,000 yen, current rate). “EoD” came with a wide variety of in-game items and other benefits, as well as “Free access to all subsequent DLCs” as a season pass. Although “EoD” has been on sale for a long time, sales were discontinued in January of this year.

This time, “The Unheard Edition” has appeared as a replacement for “EoD”. Priced at $250 (approximately 39,000 yen at current rates), it includes almost all the benefits of EoD, as well as access to the new PvE co-op mode mentioned above. And for the PvE co-op mode, EoD owners will also have to upgrade by paying a difference of $100 (approximately 15,000 yen) to play. The game’s community on social media has been complaining about the need for a new payment to play PvE Co-op mode, even though “EoD” included “access to all DLC”. There has been criticism from some users on the official Discord server.

In response to this, on the game’s official Discord server, Battlestate Games’ lead community manager appl3z0r explained that “PvE co-op mode is not DLC.” He explained that DLC is additional content that can be downloaded. In this game, upgrades to the stash capacity and access to the Practice Co-op mode for practice were treated as “DLC.” However, the PvE Co-op mode is a new feature/game mode for “The Unheard Edition” (not DLC). There is no hope that PvE co-op mode will be treated as “DLC” just because users request it. In response to these responses, users have also received further criticism.

The Unheard Edition, which was originally sold at a high price and included “access to all DLC” at the time of EoD, has been criticized for requiring additional costs to play new elements. is. Lead community manager appl3z0r has stated that there are no plans to treat “PvE Co-op mode” as DLC, and currently there is no hope that it will be made available to “EoD” owners without additional cost. Future trends, including the community, will be watched closely.

Escape from Tarkov is currently available in closed beta for PC.